HB 169 (2016) -  Use or Threatened Use of Defensive Force

General Bill by Baxley (CO-SPONSORS) Combee; Drake; Gaetz; Stone
Use or Threatened Use of Defensive Force: Provides legislative findings & intent; provides for retroactive application; specifies that once prima facie claim of self-defense immunity has been raised, burden of proof shall be on party seeking to overcome immunity from criminal prosecution; entitles criminal defendants who successfully claim such immunity to award of specified costs, attorney fees, & related expenses; specifies procedure for reimbursement requests; requires reimbursements to be paid from operating trust fund of state attorney who prosecuted defendant; limits amount of award.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Unfavorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 3:09 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 344 Subject: Justifiable Use or Threatened Use of Defensive Force Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Original Filed Version
    • A 650269 , Kerner (CRJS) Date Filed: 11/17/15, Line#: 73 House(c): Adopted 11/19/2015 02:16 PM
    • A 167671 , Baxley (CRJS) Date Filed: 11/16/15, Line#: 85 House(c): Not Considered 11/19/2015 02:16 PM
    • SA 320015 , Kerner (CRJS) Date Filed: 11/17/15, Line#: 82 House(c): Adopted 11/19/2015 02:16 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 11/17/2015 4:00:04 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee 11/13/2015 4:20:29 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:37 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Laid on Table Time: 11/17/2015 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/17/2015 - 4:00 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Unfavorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 11/17/2015 - 3:09 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda Time: 11/10/2015 - 4:03 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Time: 09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee Time: 09/24/2015 - 5:32 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 09/15/2015 - 10:27 AM Member: Baxley Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
776.032 CS/CS/SB 344, HB 4017
939.061 CS/CS/SB 344*

(*) Not the latest version